Meet ex-NBA star LiAngelo Ball’s girlfriend Nikki Mudarris, the model and reality TV star who has announced pregnancy
BASKETBALL player LiAngelo Ball and his girlfriend Nikki Mudarris are expecting their second child.
The realtor and former reality TV star announced her pregnancy on Friday.
Mudarris, 34, shared her pregnancy photo in an Instagram post, expressing gratitude to be an expectant mother again after overcoming miscarriage.
"One of the best birthday gifts I could have received," she wrote.
"Thank you God! I’m feeling overly blessed & grateful.
"After suffering a miscarriage to then later waking up to a positive pregnancy test. Here we are now… about to be a family of four."
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"Never lose faith because God always has the final say and bigger plans."
"To my Baby: You are beyond loved and we cannot wait to meet you. Thank you for being my rainbow after the storm.
"God knows we truly needed you. P.S. You have the best Big Brother."
The couple welcomed their first baby, son LaVelo, in July 2023.
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Mudarris comes from Los Angeles, California, and gained fame after appearing on VH1's Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood.
She was part of the main cast in three of the show's six seasons.
In 2017, Nikki appeared in the horror reality show Scared Famous, becoming the first contestant to be eliminated.
She also made cameos on other VH1 shows, including Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta and Leave It to Stevie.
Currently, the socialite works as a real estate agent in the Los Angeles area.
She also models for Fashion Nova and runs her own lingerie brand, Nude By Nikki.
It's unknown when Mudarris met Ball, 25, but she revealed how the two met in an interview with Sheen Magazine two years ago.
"We ran into each other when we’re at Runyon Canyon walking our dogs," she said.
"We exchanged numbers and just went from there."
Nikki revealed she thought it was love at first sight.
"I think so, for me for sure," she said.
"I told him three weeks after we met, I loved him."
LiAngelo last played for Astros de Jalisco in Mexico.
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After going undrafted in 2018, he hooped for a couple of teams in the G League and participated in the 2022 NBA Summer League with the Charlotte Hornets.
His two brothers, Lonzo and LaMelo, are both NBA guards.